I ran across an old Winchester model 55 on 32 Winchester Special at a yard sale. The old gentleman said his older brother had purchased it new in the late 1920's and he got it when his brother passed in the 70's. I did some quick research and found that this model was only made from 1924 until 1932. It is a variant of the model 94 with a 24 inch tapered barrel and half length magazine tube holding 3 rounds. Initially these were all made as a takedown model and at first it was only made in 30-30. In 1928 Winchester added 25-35 and 32 Special. In 1932 the takedown version was dropped so only the solid frame version was built. Approximately 82% of these were the takedown version. This was a simplified version of the model 94 in that there were basically no options other than takedown or solid frame. The bore is bright and shiny with sharp rifling. There is no rust on it, but not much original finish either. At some point the butt stock was damaged and it looks like maybe some kind of wood filler was used to repair it. It aint pretty. The seller said it was last fired 18-20 years ago when it took a Pennsylvania buck. It was an impulse buy. I figured I couldn't go wrong on an old Winchester at $120
Does anyone know what the little lever/latch thing is at the end of the magazine tube?
Does anyone know what the little lever/latch thing is at the end of the magazine tube?
